Horns of Plenty

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CreditBen Rahn at A-Frame Studio

By Lori Holcomb-Holland

July 23, 2014

First came the buck, then came the bling.

What began as a whimsical gag for Lisa Santana and Kelvin Goddard, the husband-and-wife team behind Unitfive Design studio in Toronto, has turned into their first commercial sculpture: Stag Head, for Avenue Road New York. The idea for the piece, which is approximately 18 inches wide and 37 inches tall (about the same as an actual buck trophy), came after purchasing a deer decoy for their home. “Some people want diamonds; I wanted a stag,” Ms. Santana said. After trying out the decoy’s head on their wall, the couple decided to make their own version using hand-forged steel, a process that takes 25 to 30 hours for each sculpture. “Then we blinged it up,” Ms. Santana said, referring to the 24-karat gold plate finish. The limited-edition Stag Head is $4,320. Information: Avenue-road.com.